Started: 04/27/2021 Ended: 08/24/2021 Ang hirap palang tumanda. Ang hirap magbayad ng bills. Ang hirap suportahan ng pamilyang akala ay isang milyon ang suweldo mo. Ang hirap ngumiti sa nanay na mataas ang tingin sa'yo pero hindi ka kayang ipagtanggol. Ang hirap tabihan sa hapagkainan ng tatay na pinag-uubusan mo ng pera pero hindi ka maalala. Ang hirap mag-abot ng tulong sa kapatid na baon sa utang. Ang hirap intindihin ng hipag na nakakapagpa-rebond pa kahit kapos na kapos na. Ang hirap pakisamahan ng bunsong halos ilahad ang mga palad tuwing makikita ka. Ang hirap ngitian ng mga taong tanong nang tanong kung bakit hindi ka pa nakakapag-asawa. Ang hirap humarap sa mundong isasampal sa'yo na mag-isa ka. Tulong, bigay, utang. Isang iling mo lang, madamot ka na. Kasama mo sila kapag may maibibigay ka, pero hindi mo sila mahahanap kapag wala na. Ikaw ang kakayod, sila ang tutuka. Ikaw ang iiyak sa pagod, sila ang magtatamasa. Iyon ang summary ng buhay ko. Sobra-sobra ang naririnig na paghingi, kulang na kulang ang naririnig na pasasalamat. Sobra-sobra ang pagpapasensya, kulang na kulang ang natatanggap na pagpapahalaga. Sobra-sobra ang binabayaran, kulang na kulang sa kasiyahan. Kaya nang dumating sa buhay ko ang nag-iisang lalaking hindi ako nakita bilang naglalakad na alkansya, ang nag-iisang lalaking nakinig sa mahabang listahan ko ng problema, ang nag-iisang lalaking nagbigay sa akin ng kakaibang saya, ipinangako ko sa sarili na sa gitna ng hirap ng pagtanda, magtitiis ako basta't siya ang kasama. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay pagtalikod sa minahal na pamilya. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay paglaban sa mundong pinatatakbo ng kapangyarihan at pera. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay ang pagdurusa't pag-iisa. Siya ang ginhawa, pahinga, at kasiyahan ko. Dumating man ang araw na tanaw ko na ang dulo. Dumating man ang araw na wala na kaming sagot sa lahat ng bakit at paano. Dumating man ang araw na pareho na kaming talo.

A Solo Leveling Fanfiction 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥 She was never meant to survive. The Rulers' light should have consumed her, burned her into nothingness. Yet, against fate itself, she lived-an anomaly, a being of brilliance caught between divinity and humanity. Selene Astraea has spent her life walking the fine line between power and isolation, her golden radiance both a gift and a curse. And then, there is him. Sung Jin-Woo, the man who rose from nothing, a shadow so deep that even the abyss bows before him. The Monarch of Shadows. He should be untouchable, an unstoppable force meant to walk alone. But when their paths intertwine, something shifts. She sees the weight he carries, the burden of a world resting on his shoulders. He sees the cracks beneath her light, the loneliness she hides behind stoic strength. And in the midst of gods and monsters, war and fate, a bond neither of them can deny begins to form-dangerous, consuming, inevitable. She was the only one to ever look past the darkness and see him. He was the only one to ever reach through the light and stay. But in a world where power is everything, and destiny is written in blood and war-can two forces destined to collide ever truly stand side by side? Or will they be forced to destroy each other in the end? --------- Sung Jin Woo × OC Selene

WARNING: Mature Content | R18 IDLE DESIRE 7: PALERMO LAZARUS Palermo is a Mafia Boss, feared by everyone in the underworld. A drop-dead gorgeous and hot tattooed man who makes women drool over him. A rich and dangerous Mafia, who is not afraid to kill without blinking an eye. A Mafia that doesn't care if he's a sinner. But he couldn't believe that he would fall in love with the woman he had only seen for the first time. She was so beautiful. Ysabel was so beautiful in his eyes. Siya lang ang bukod tanging babae na tunay na nakakuha ng kanyang atensyon. Ang kauna-unahang babaeng gusto niyang protektahan at alagaan. At hindi rin niya lubos akalain na magkakaroon siya ng interes sa dalaga. Interes na kilalanin siya, mapalapit sa kanya at pumasok sa buhay niya. Pero hindi naman siya lubos makapaniwala na kung saan duguan siya, nag-aagaw buhay at malapit na malagutan ng hininga ay saka naman niya nakita at nakilala ang magandang dalaga na si Ysabel. At worst ay nabihag pa nito ang kanyang lintik na puso. Sounds weird and funny, right? He was about to die, but he still managed to fall in love at first sight with this beautiful woman he had only seen for the first time. Pero siya si Palermo Lazarus, isang Mafia na gagawin ang lahat para maangkin at markahan ang babaeng kauna-unahang bumihag at nagpatibok sa kanyang puso na inaakala niyang isang bato. He became possessive in love with her. But he will do everything and anything to get her and make her his property. ➤ ERO-ROMANCE ➤ MATURE CONTENT ➤ R-18 ➤ BOOK COVER BY: LUNE AESTHETE

Isla de Vista Series #4 Sky, ah! What a beautiful sky. Chased by many, loved by many, wanted by many, but chasing someone as cold as the snow and as hard as stone. She rides the fleet to the sky, thinking she could reach the moon but it's too far, too far. "I was busy reaching you that I forgot I am falling in my own despair."

Azriel Danzel Nickolson is a 26-year-old man and already ready to settle down. Having the most handsome face, tall height, manly and muscular body, every woman is willing to throw themselves to him. But he only craves for Seleira Farrah's attention and love so bad. He became a hopeless creep and stalked her for five years. When her family's business is about to get bankcrupt, he immediately took advantage and manipulate things to get her married to him. Azriel is the sweetest man. He spoils his wife and gives everything that she wants. However, no one would want to see him jealous. Because if he is, he doesn't care either you have the same blood, the other man should be gone. --- Read Azriel's Obsession and join them with their rollercoaster journey! This book isn't just about cuddles, love, and desire. Everything woud make sense once the story reaches its rising action and up to the peak, the climax! A good book doesn't reveal all of its secrets at once. City girl Seleira, marrying Azriel, would they really last until the end? --- All photos in this book aren't mine. They are all from google. Credits goes to the real owners. PICTURE IN THE BOOK COVER: from pinterest --- Started: Nov. 21, 2020 Ended: March 27, 2021

Berry Lacsamana had given up on life. But when she one day wakes up in a strange bed with someone calling her his wife, her life begins to take a different path. ****** When Berry Lacsamana wakes up in a room she doesn't recognize, hooked up to medical machines, confusion and anxiety consume her. Deepening Berry's fear is the presence of Cadmus Valcarcel who treats her coldly and and looks at her with resentment. "Finally," he said with coldness in his voice that made her shiver, frightening her. "My infamous wife is awake." Berry isn't anyone's wife, lest she is married to Cadmus. However, when she sees a photo of Cherry, a woman who looks like her from every angle, Berry begins to have some suspicions. She knew she was Berry, not Cherry... wasn't she? DISCLAIMER: This is a Filipino language story. WORD COUNT: 194,647 COVER: ASTRID JAYDEE WARNING: DON'T READ THIS STORY IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE DEPRESSING SCENES, SENSITIVE TOPICS OR MATURE CONTENT.

Extraordinary and fearless, Hurricane Thurston decided to go on an adventure to find the three monsters. Together with her protector, Simone, they face challenges that would eventually shake the world of the Ten Kingdoms. Lives will be sacrificed and secrets will be revealed. As they discover powers that they never knew existed before, will Hurricane, Simone and the three monsters be able to face the danger that awaits them? Or will Hurricane be able to change the ending that the prophecy has declared? DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A FILIPINO LANGUAGE STORY

Sandejas Siblings Second Installment: (2023 Edition) D A S H "Because it's not about the eyes that can see, it's about the heart that feels and that's what matters." It was months ago when Fleureah Kaia Aceso first saw the man who captured her attention. He was tall, lean, and handsome. He screams elegance and wealth. His pointed nose, clenched jaw, thin lips, and those sinfully beautiful blue eyes-whose stare is like a magnet that drags her down to the deepest abyss of eternity-captivated her. Then, he came back, still handsome as ever but without the same sight as before. How can she stop liking this man when every time she sees him, she'll fall for him over and over again like the first time she laid her eyes on him? How can she stop herself from nurturing her feelings now that she was given a task to pretend as his fianceè? Will the eyes really won't matter if you love someone? Will the heart find the love that the eyes couldn't even see? Highest Rank Achieved: #2 in General Fiction

A Series #1 It means Star, the one that twinkles in the night skies. She was young and naive when her mother left them and it scarred her innocent heart. There is resentment and anger but also there is love. She loves everyone. She loves someone. Kung pwedeng akuin niya ang lahat ng sakit ay dumidipa na siya. Ngunit ang tadhana ay mapaglaro. Pangyayaring hindi inaasahan na nagdulot ng kadiliman sa buhay ng mga taong naiwan. She is Stella, Stenia Trialliana Rodriguez, the girl who strives to remember and give light to lives again.

Isla de Vista Series #2 Mika, the ever beautiful Mika, she grow up somewhere in the aid of a family friend. Innocent and sweet, she grew fond of someone who doesn't want her back. A battle to fight for that love or it is time to prioritize loving herself. "I never stopped loving him. I just stopped showing it."